Managing Partners
Our managing partners are the glue that connects our partners, experts, investors, customers and talent to you. We ensure you meet the right people, at the right time, with the right pitch.
Brendan Holt Dunn
Brendan is an investment guru who has close to 15 years in managing multi-billion dollar asset portfolios. He is currently the CEO of Holdun, a 5th generation family business which offers family office services, wealth management services, trust services, corporate services, concierge services and financial services and was awarded best Multi-Family Office in the Caribbean 2017 for Holdun Family Office. A tech savvy investor, he has made many investments in startups including Stradigi AI, Addepar, Uber, LeAD Sports Accelerator, Sway Ventures, and Falcon 5. He has accumulated five finance and investment certificates to compliment his finance degree from King’s University College. He’s considered by entrepreneurs to be founder friendly.
Jan Christopher Arp
Jan is a fintech evangelist, passionate about improving society through finance and technology. He founded FormFintech that supports or has formed over 100 fintech startups. Prior to this, he worked as Head of Finance at District 3, helping 20 early stage teams raise more than $15 million, and was Head of Finance at bus.com, helping it from incorporation to Series A. He also worked as a consultant for billion dollar infrastructure projects on behalf of banks. He holds an MBA from HEC, a finance degree from Ottawa University, and passed II levels of the CFA.
Directors
Our partners are well established, well connected, experienced entrepreneurs and professionals that are passionate about helping our next generation of fintech entrepreneurs.
Stuart Holt Dunn
Stuart is a self-made entrepreneur and investor, with over 35 years of experience in Money Management. Mr. Dunn has founded several investment firms that include Gryphon Investment Council, Bladon Securities, Holdun Investments and Holdun Asset Management. He is currently the President of Holdun. He continues to give back graciously through foundations and charitable boards such as the Montreal General Hospital Foundation, The LakeField College School Foundation, and the Lyford Cay Canadian Foundation.
Peter Holt Dunn
A man of the people, Peter has acquired over 25 years as a public servant. He previously worked on behalf of the Quebec Government, providing representation across Canada (i.e. Toronto, Alberta, and within British Columbia), but also in New York. He now acts as Chairman for Holdun Investments Inc. In his spare time, he serves as trustee of Lakefield College School, Bishop’s University Foundation, and the Canadian Friends of the University of the Bahamas. He earned a Master of Arts from the University of Toulouse, and a degree in Arts from Bishop’s.
Maggie Dunphy
Maggie Dunphy is CFO of Holdun Family Office Canada and Director of Holt Accelerator, both a division of Holdun. She brings over 25 years of experience in wealth management and securities legislation.
Prior to joining Holdun Family Office Canada, Ms. Dunphy began her career with Integra Capital Management in Toronto. In 1993, she joined Gryphon Investment Counsel as a trader.
In 1995, together with Stuart Dunn, great-grandson of Canada’s Sir Herbert Holt, Maggie Dunphy left Gryphon Investment Counsel to join Holdun Family Office as CFO of the Canadian division. In 2017, Holt Accelerator was born and is one of the newest additions to the Holdun family of companies.
Basil Bouraropoulos
Mr. Bouraropoulos is an accomplished executive with nearly two decades experience as a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and CEO of Stradigi AI, one of Canada’s largest applied AI solutions providers. He received his first big entrepreneurial break at age 24 and later on, decided to pay it forward by supporting and investing in the next generation of Canadian startups. By practicing respect, trust and loyalty, he has developed successful relationships with leading experts from all different industries and worked on multiple partnerships and joint ventures with worldwide organizations. As a result, he has built a significant network of partners and advisors, which have allowed him to propel his international clients to the next level. His main motivation is clear: to develop cutting-edge AI solutions that can change the human experience and impact the world in a positive way.
Current Advisors
We’ve hand-picked the best advisors with backgrounds in serial entrepreneurship, angel investing and venture capital, government and regulation. This ensures we can get you the right answers and network at a moment’s notice.
Michael Cegelski
Managing Partner
Panache Ventures
Richard Bordeleau
President
Fonds Innovexport
Elisabeth Laett
VP, Business Development
Exagens
Sandi Gilbert
Founder & Chair, SeedUps
NACO
Shahir Guindi
Co-Chair
Osler
Jean-Marc Rousseau
Director of Tech Transfer
IVADO
Carolina Bessega
Chief Scientific Officer
Stradigi AI
Curtis Gavura
COO
Stradigi AI
Ben Tuff
Managing Partner
BDG
Whitney Dunn
Counsel
Department of Justice Canada
Lawrence Wosskow
CEO
Wilson LLC
Gian Carlo Di Tommaso
COO
Tracktik
Edmond Eldebs
VP Revenues
Alliances Porter Airlines
Maor Amar
Managing Partner
Impression Ventures
Pascal Lefrancois
President
Inovestor
Claudio Rojas
Managing Director
Hurt Capital Inc.
Avinash Sarwal
Director of Investments
Joddes Limited
Casey Antolak
Vice President
Scotiabank
Alex Barrett
Analyst
iNovia
Jeff Erickson
VP, Corporate Services & CFO
Canadian Credit Union Association
Alex Moore
Partner
8VC
Bhaskar Ghosh
Partner & CTO
8VC
Demarcus Williams
Director
Silicon Valley Bank
Christoph Sonnen
Managing Partner
LeAD Sports Accelerator
Nik Van Haeren
President
EnerWorks & Uvalux
Janos Barberis
Founder
SuperChargerFinTech Accelerator
Donald McGowan
Founder, CEO & CIO
Undiscovered Ventures
Lauren Epstein
Associate
OMERS Ventures
Mark Maclean
Senior Director
Montreal International
Peggy Van de Plassche
General Manager
Roar VC
Italo Voso
Portfolio Manager, Executive Council
CIBC
Laviva Mazhar
Investment Analyst
FinTech Fund
Manuel Morales
Chief AI Advisor
Bank National
Vincent Gauthier
Co-Founder
Catallaxy
Amelia Young
Head, Wealth Digital Partnerships
BMO Partners
Alexandre Velut
Founder & CEO
INVYO
Pierre-Luc Mongeau
Strategic Advisor/Innovation & Digital Strategy
Desjardins
Richard Lavina
Co-Founder & CEO
Tickmark, Inc.
Leonard Brody
President
Clarity Digital
Ricardo Vidal
Awarded FinTech Influencer
& Start-up Product Executive
Alex Tong
Associate
Information Venture Partners
Dave Unsworth
Co-Founder & General Partner
Information Venture Partners
Marko Jelavic
Associate
Ferst Capital Partners
Gregory Brown
Head, Digital Sales North America
BMO Financial Group
Catherine Oldham
VP, Marketing
Aviva Canada
Mike Lee
President
Fundica
Kristy Duncan
Founder & CEO
Women in Payments
Doyle Buehler
Digital Business Transformation Engineer, CEO, Author
Jeremy Altman
VP Strategic Partnerships
Paysafe Group
Hicham Ratnani
COO & Co-Founder
Frank And Oak
Inka Bari
Business Insights/Data/Analytics
Royal Bank of Canada
Benjamin Lesage
Senior Strategic Analyst
L’Atelier BNP Paribas
Eleonore Jarry
Investment Associate
Brightspark Ventures
Sue Britton
CEO & Founder
FinTech Growth Syndicate
Jean-David Begin
Growth Advisor and Angel Investor
Traction Ventures
Robert Levesque
Investment Director
Fondaction
David Nault
General Partner
Luge Capital
Vivek Chandra
FinTech Mentor and Advisor
The BlockchainHub and Futurpreneur Canada
Marc Alloul
Co-Founder & President
Budgeto
Jonathan Fichman
Managing Director
C-Anax Ventures & Advisory
Henry Long
Senior Investment Officer
Department for International Trade
Brian Yee
Head of Product Management
Rangle.io
Mohan Markandaier
Managing Partner
Good News Ventures
Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf
Founder & CEO
Flinks
Karim E. Chajid
Chief Advisor, Strategic Alliances & Partnerships
National Bank of Canada
Patrick White
Managing Director
L-Spark
Alexandre Hovette
Managing Partner
Chappuis Halder & Co.
David Sciacca
Chief Operating Officer
Lift Session
Dylan Weening
Senior Associate
Sway Ventures
Laurent Féral-Pierssens
Co-Founder and Partner
Inception Block Ventures
Leif-Erik Hvide
Alexander Barclay
Investment Manager
MaRS Investment Fund Accelerator
Damien Lefebvre
President, MTL | Executive VP, North America
Valtech
Henri Dolino
Corporate Strategy | Digital Transformation Executive
Dominique Ferst
Managing Partner
Ferst Capital Partners Inc.
Philippe Daoust
Vice-President | Managing Director
National Bank of Canada
David Shore
Director, Canada
OurCrowd
Oded Salomy
CEO & Fintech Advisor
Fintivity
Brian Leiberman
COO
MLG Blockchain Consulting
Sergio A. Escobar
Partner
BCF Ventures
Jillian Friedman
Leader, Blockchain Solutions
National Bank of Canada
Cole Riccardi
Aquiline Technology Growth
Aquiline Capital Partners
Christian Lawless
Managing Partner
Conversion Capital LLC
Hafiz Vellani
Executive Consultant
Main Entre Incorporated
Ben Letalik
Innovation and Ventures
TD
Sen Sachi
Director, Accelerator Programs
The DMZ
Eric Morin
Senior Advisor Desjardins Lab
VP at Flinks
Philippe Frizon
Strategy and Transformation Executive
Consultant
Alex Guertin
Principal
Kensington Capital
Francois Cote
Chief Digital and Strategy Officer
Fairstone
Richard Chénier
Director Générale
Centech Montreal
JP Bray
Managing Partner
InnoStart Capital
Joanne Fedeyko
CEO
Connection Silicone Valley
Eric Laflamme
Managing Director, Innovation Banking
CIBC Quebec Region
Noor Elhuda El Bawab
Managing Director
District 3
Jeff Hindle
Managing Director, Fintech and Commerce
MaRS Discovery District
Roy Kao
Senior Advisor, MaRS Fintech
MaRS Discovery District
Peter E. Braun
Member Board of Directors
EBAN
Milad Alucozai
Venture Capitalist | Founding Partner
Good AI Capital
Nicolas Jacques-Bouchard
Principal
Panache Ventures
David Dufresne
Partner
Panache Ventures
Darwin Ling
Founder and General Partner
Good AI Capital
Wayne Miller
Managing Director | Fintech Accelerator
The Venture Center
Cuong Nguyen
Software Development & Technology
Consultant
Brad Wing
VP Partnerships & Platform
SweetIQ Analytics Corp.
Michael Rudd
Senior Director, Investments
Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd
Tony Peccia
Managing Director
Citigroup
Eva Lau
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Two Small Fish Ventures
Caroline Pelletier
Vice President Screening
Anges Québec
Josh Kuzon
Partner
Reciprocal Ventures
Madison Smith
Analyst
Bain Capital Ventures
Mark A. Smith
Director
RBC Capital Partners
Martin Latreille
Investment Director, Private Equity financing
Fonds de Solidarité FTQ
Kiran Vaidya
Blockchain Strategy
Elocity Technologies Inc.
Christele Berthelot-Logsdon
Co-founder
ESAF Canada
Connor Edwards
Investment Manager
MaRS Investment Fund Accelerator
Lyndsey Toeppen
Vice President
Sandbox Industries
Mario Bottone
Management Consultant & Advisor
Internet and Software Organizations
Amar Ahluwalia
Vice President, Partnerships & Capital Markets
OnDeck
Deborah Hayek
Head of Research and Development
Desjardins Lab
Damodar Arapakota
Chairman and CTO
Xappen Inc.
Ethan Pierse
CryptoAssets Institute
Director
Mathew Mehrotra
Head (VP), Canadian Digital Product
Management and Digital Strategy
BMO Financial Group
Paul Ortchanian
Founder, CEO, Head of Product,
Data and Strategy
Bain Public
Brian Banks
Managing Director
Banks & Company
Philippe Kwiatkowski
CEO and Co-Founder
Ubico Labs
Natalie Bisset
Business Development Partner
BMO Private Wealth
Jacob Jegher
SVP, Banking and Head of Strategy
Javelin Strategy & Research
Mitchell Wasserman
Chief Product Officer
Insurity
Joaquim Miro
Partner & CMO
MLG Blockchain
Danielle Graham
Principal
Dream Maker Ventures
Founding Partners
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